#TechnovationMN 2019

I just received an email from the TechnovationMN team! If you are intersted in learning, read on or contact me!

Whether last year or prior years were your first year or 4th year as a mentor, we are hoping you will join us for the 2019 season. Without you, there is no Technovation[MN] program. Included are all the important dates and info so you can be ready for the entire process.

2019 Season Timeline:

• App Days in the Twin Cities:  December 8, 2018 & January 12, 2019 (Mentors attend one or both)
• Official Season Launch: January 7, 2019
• Southeast MN (Rochester) events: Coming in January!
• Team Registration Deadline: March 20, 2019
• Mobile App Submission Deadline: April 23, 2019
• Appapalooza: May 11, 2019

Register to be a mentor! Click this link to complete registration:  Register Here

Events:

• App Days  for the Twin Cities are coming! App Days teach mentors and the girls how to use App Inventor.
• For new mentors, this is an opportunity to learn about the Technovation Challenge, understand your role and responsibilities as a mentor, and answer any questions you may have.
• For returning mentors, this is an opportunity to learn about what changes are in store for the Technovation Challenge this season and help answer any questions new mentors may have.
• We will be hosting two separate sessions so please mark your calendar for December 8, 2018 and January 12, 2019.  Register here for the December 8, 2018 App Day.

Hoping to see all of you for the 2019 Technovation season. It is going to be a great year of learning and fun! You can view our  Appapalooza Video as well as our Promotional Video. We have also attached a PDF doc summarizing the program and commitment involved for mentors. Feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested.

Resources for Integrating Computer Science into your Elementary Classroom

What are some of the resources you look to as you think about bringing the Computer Science standards into your elementary classrooms?

Here are a few of my go sites, but I am always looking for more:

• Computer Science Framework
• ISTE Computer Science Educators
• CSTA Standards

PDF

I also think about Computational Thinking. I find Barefoot Edu to be incredibly helpful.

What's in a Code.org Computer Science (CS) Fundamentals Workshop?

Sign up at: bit.ly/codewithangiews

Click here for a printable PDF 

Sign up at: bit.ly/codewithangiews

Ermarie - The story of helping teachers organize their professional learning

My goal : To allow educators to focus on being an educator by creating a platform to simplify the professional learning documentation and licensure process.

My solution: Participate in Startup Weekend Edu, create a program, and share with the world. Then, branch off for other professions that document learning.

End Result: Two years of hard work, experience as a cofounder of a startup, international team work, interaction with 400 active users, the hard decision to call this a good experience and move on .. for now.. and much more!

My story:
Ever since I started teaching and tracking my professional learning in a binder, spreadsheet, and Google Drive, I thought "there has to be a better way to do this." I pitched the idea of creating a platform to help to anyone who would listen (many people), they all thought it was a great idea, but no on wanted to build it. I finally decided it was time for me to do something with my idea. I proposed  it at Startup Weekend EDU, formed a team, built a prototype, and continued on for two years building Ermaire with a cofounder!

What I learned (eventual goal is to create a new blog post for each lesson and continually add to the list):

• Build, publish, gather feedback, adjust, repeat.
• I have an entrepreneur mindset, but at this point in my life I need to see immediate impact in education.
• I analyze, I learn, I share, I reflect, I build, I connect.
• I enjoy working on a team.
• I use a variety of techniques to stay organized.
• I enjoy networking and learning from others.

STEM for ALL Video Showcase: SciGirls Code

Read more about my experience as a facilitator for the STEM for ALL Video Showcase at the
Circl Educators' blog https://circleducators.org/stem-for-all-video-showcase-featuring-scigirls-code/ 

In this blog post, I share about the SciGirls Code research project which is working to answer the following questions:

- How do computational learning experiences impact the development of computational thinking? [learning]
- How does engaging in computational learning experiences impact interest in and attitudes towards computer science? [interest]
- How does engaging in computational participation practices impact learners’ perspectives of self and world? [participation]